# Germany’s defence chief Carsten Breuer elected to lead NATO Military Committee

https://mins.news/en/item/65676

- euronews, 2026-09-19 17:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/19/germanys-defence-chief-carsten-breuer-chosen-to-head-nato-military-committee

> Germany’s defence chief Carsten Breuer has been elected the next chair of NATO’s Military Committee. He will begin a three-year term in July 2027 as the alliance’s top military adviser.

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